The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-11-05
LOCAL ITEMS.


day, pile of lumber fell on Lawrence Quigley
crushing him very seriously.
COL. Benjamin F. Taylor, of tho 18th dis
trict, has lately been granted pension for disa
bility incurred in the late war.
Look out for another "cold wave" mex
Tuesday night. 1t expected that somebody will
be "frozen OUT about that time.
"A postofice to be called Della, is about to
be established at Union Factory, LIST district, with
Charles W. Dorsey as postmaster.
-On Wednesday last a fire in the woods OF
the Canton Company, near Bayview, 18th district
burned over about ten acres of ground.
The new Board of County Commissioners
to be elected next Tuesday, will assume the duties
of their Office the first Tuesday in December.
The cornerstone for the new Catholic
Church at Fallston, NJ. C. R. R., will be laid on
Sunday afternoon next, November 6th at 8 o'clock.
-George W. Stone, formerly of Reisterstown,
Baltimore county, died at his residence in Balti-
more. on Tuesday last in the 72d year of his age.
Mr.. ]. Wesley Lee, of Towsontown, has put
in one of Gawthorp's hydraulic rams for Mr..
Charles B. Rogers, ON his farm in Green Spring
Valley.
made deed of trust for the benefit of his creditors,
to Frank l. Duncan, Esq, who bonded in the sum
of 50, 500.
Mr. John E. Crout, who, as stated in The
Union last week, has leased Painters restaurant,
on Lexington street, Baltimore, opened the same
this week.
Adam Simnacher's "Allen II" won race
at Halstead's on Thursday afternoon, beating
"Echo" and "Tom Bayard." The best heat was
trotted in 2254.
1t will be well for every body to look out for
sscrooked" tickets next Tuesday. There will be
any quantity of them in circulation and some peo-
pie may be fooled.
follower HILL" the fine farm of the late AL
eernon Tillard, situated near Finksburg, was Of
fered at public sale few days ago and withdrawn
on a bid of $50 per acre.
-THE UNION stated last week that about Al >
600 poor children had been cared for at the Wilson
Sanitarium during the past summer. This was an
error 1t should have been LOO.
Mrs. Susan B. Hanway, widow OF the late
Franklin Hanway, Of Hartford county, and sister
of Mr. Thomas M. Dukehart, of Baltimore, died IN
Cumberland, Nd, on Wednesday.
"A protracted meeting is in progress at Go
yanstown M. E. Church and within one week
twenty-fo persons professed conversion. Rev
W. W. Barnes is pastor of the church:
The election takes place next Tuesday, No
vember Sth, and the polls will be open from g.
m. to D. m. There is every indication that q
heavy vote will be polled in the county.
The County Commissioners this week issued
an order to the road supervisors directing them to
examine every bridge in their respective districts
and report their condition to the Board.
Mr.. William Gorsuch, of Unionville, llth
district is advertising a closing-out sale OF his
stock, preparatory to relinquishng business at
that place. He has a store full of bargains
james G. Naughton, formerly member OF
the Baltimore county fire department. died at his
home. Homestead, Hartford road, on Tuesday, aged
26 years. He had been sick for long time.
1t is said that there are great many coun-
terfeit silver dollars in circulation. They are
made of glass and alloy and are SO perfect that
even experts are sometimes deceived by them.
Frederick K. Zeigler, formerly partner of
the late Robert Fowler, of Baltimore county, in
the distiing business, died at his home in Wash
ington county on Monday last, aged u years.
The law on the subject of whisky selling on
election day is very plain and the penalties for its
violation are heavy. Any man who disregards
this excellent law deserves severe punishment.
Mr. James F. McCabe, of Baltimore county,
has sold his "Cedar Hill" farm, near Havre -de-
Grace, to Mr.. John S. Ward, of Hartford county.
1t contains 125 acres and is very snug property.
The family of Mr.. J. Wesley Cross, of Wav-
erly, made narrow escape from suffocation by
gas from coal stove, on Wednesday night. They
were restored to consciousness with much dill
Guilty.
The ducking season opened on Tuesday
and the shooting on the rivers in this county is
said to have been good. Nearly all the ducks
killed were red heads and they were in line con-
dition.
The County Commissioners this week ap-
pointed Charles W. Dorsey judge of election for
the 4th precinct LIST district vice Jos. j. Gambril
who is ineligible on account of being Government
officer.
CHARLES Owings, driver of Waverly fire
engine, has resigned, and Andrew Mccormick has
been promoted to fill the vacancy. John 2. Kidd
has been appointed temporary fireman in the same
company.
Rev. T. Hurley, who has charge of the Bap-
fist Mission in Sandy Bottom, near TowsOntown
returns thanks to Miss Willie Ridgely, of Luther
vile, for q lot of books and papers for the use o.
his school.
We have received from the Woman's Chris
tan Temperance Union of Maryland card con
veying the thanks of that organization to TIL
UNION for its frequent notices of the work in which
it is engaged.
David Leonard has been awarded the con
tract for the masonry for the iron bridge over thu
Patapsco at Hammond's Ferry, 18th district, which
will be built jointly by Baltimore and Anne Arun
del counties.
Already many Democrats are anxious abou
the subordinate places to be given out by the in
coming administration. As the old lady said
when giving a recipe for rabbit pie-"Firs
catch your rabbit"
Mr.. Sherman, who has been keeper of the
toll gate near the Gunpowder, on the Hartford road
has been at that place for about forty years
He is now 81 years of age and is too infrm to at
tend to any business.
Monday night was Hallow -een and the Tow
sontown boys made things lively by carrying OF
gates, wagons and almost every movable thing
Some of the people whose premises were raide(
were highly indignant.
William III. Crew, of Baltimore county, ha
filed bill in equity for an absolute divorce from
his wife, Charlotte Crew, on the ground of aban
donment. The parties we're married in 1881 ant
only lived together three months
The protracted meeting which was in pro
gress for several weeks at Towsontown M.
Church, has closed. There were fourteen CONVEX
sions, twelve of whom Joined the church on pro
baton, among them a lady "a years of age
Mr.. John K. Cowen delivered a rattlinl
speech at an immense meeting at Hampden, 9t
district, on Thursday night. He spoke for owe
two hours and was loudly cheered and applauded
Mr.. Cowen is a resident of Baltimore county.
The fair in the public school building a
Towsontown will commence November 18th an
continue three evenings. On Thursday might
18th, there will be supper. Proceeds of the fai
will be devoted to paying the debt on the piano.
The late Artemus Wilhelm, of Pennsylva
MIA, leaves an estate valued at over s., 100000
He was born in the upper end of Baltimore count
and at one time worked at Ashland furnace as
bricklayer He amassed his wealth in the iro
business.
The older ladies of Towsontown NJ. E
Church gave their pastor, Rev. Page Milburn,
surprise party on Tuesday night They carries
with them large quantities of substantials an
good things for the pastors larder, and spent
very pleasant evening.
Within the past ten days there have beef
three four more burglaries committed in tn
northern Belt, and no arrests have been made
That has come to be favorite section for the oper
atoms of these fellows, more particularly as non
of them are ever caught.
Mr.. David STREET., for many years proprle
tor of Streets Hotel and wagon y ard, corner o
Forrest and Hillen streets, Baltimore, and who wa
well known throughout Baltimore and Harfor
counties, died of Bright's disease on the Sd inst
in the 68th year of his age.
The winter schedule on the Maryland Cen
trail Railroad went into effect last Sunday. Unde
the new arrangement the 11.45 p. m. train fror
Baltimore will run only on Wednesday and Satur
day nights. The train which passed Towsontowl
at 9.35 D. m. has been withdrawn.
A petition, signed by number of citizen
of the 4th district, was presented to the Count
Commissioners this week, asking for the openin
of new public road extending from the Dove
road, near its intersection with the Garrison road
to Glyndon. Examiners were appointed on tn
same.
On Monday last Judge Yellott ordered MI
Edwin A. Gorsuch, registration officer for the lit
district, to reinstate the following names upo
his books: Caleb G. Carman, Edward b. Standi
n